Lisa Yee's Bodacious Book Title Contest -- Here and Now!!!
For my first blog of 2007, I thought I'd start off with the another FABULOUS Annual Contest. Only this one isn't a photo caption one, it's one for a BOOK TITLE.

Disclaimer #1: I didn't make up the game, but I did place 2nd in a national book title contest. However, I don't remember the exact rules, so I'm going to sort of make up my own version.



RULES . . .
1. Think of a title from a children's/middle grade/young adult book.

2. Change the FIRST LETTER of ONE of the words to make it into a whole new title.

3. Then add a sentence describing the new book.


As an example, here's my (2nd place) winning entry:

1. Book -- OLD YELLER



2. Changed to -- OLD KELLER

3. Sentence -- Deaf, dumb blind girl gets rabies and has to be shot.

Disclaimer #2: Okay, okay. Yes, my entry was crass and cruel and politically incorrect, but the contest was for all books (adults/kids) and my title was one of the tamer ones.


MORE RULES . . .
1. Enter as often as you'd like (and encourage others to do the same).

2. No nasty stuff.

3. Employees must wash hands before returning to work.


TIMING/JUDGING . . .
I'm going to give this contest a week or so. As always, there will be good-looking celebrity judges. Past judges have included:
Arthur Levine
Betsy Bird
Pamela Anderson
Jodi Reamer
Bruce Coville
Puppy's boyfriend
Sid Fleischman

Disclaimer #3: Two of those listed have not judged one of Lisa's contests, yet.


PRIZE(S) . . .

The winner will receive an autographed ARC of SO TOTALLY EMILY EBERS (releasing in stores April 2007) and other marvelous prizes.



Last Annual (photo caption) Contest winners won these . . . (and yes, a magical plastic slug was included)



Good luck!!!

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	eryan75 2007-01-08 01:42 am UTC (link)
	The Cat in the Vat Tipsy feline spends the weekend "locked in" at the Guinness Brewery. (Reply to this)

	rj_anderson 2007-01-08 02:31 am UTC (link)
	Calf Magic A group of kids discover a powerful ancient talisman, but no matter what they wish for, all they ever get is a cow. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	rj_anderson 2007-01-08 02:35 am UTC (link)
	And... A Wrinkle in Mime A young Marcel Marceau finds an embarrassing crease in his bell-bottomed trousers. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	lizjonesbooks 2007-01-08 03:00 am UTC (link)
	Original title: Whose Mouse are you? New title: Whose Louse Are You? An outbreak of lice in the kindergarten turns uberchipper soccer moms into torch- and pitchfork-bearing thugs. (Reply to this)

	robinellen 2007-01-08 03:08 am UTC (link)
	A WRINKLE IN DIME -- Meg and Charles Wallace use a tesseract to rescue their father from bankruptcy in this adventure of a dark and stormy night in banking and a 401K. Okay, that was lame...I'm not very good at this ;) (Reply to this)

	A Single Chard juliadurango 2007-01-08 03:45 am UTC (link)
	While tossing a salad for the Korean Court, young Tree-ear is set upon by a band of weevils, leaving him only a single chard to offer instead. (Apologies to LSP if you're reading this! xo) (Reply to this)

	azang 2007-01-08 03:47 am UTC (link)
	Stanford Wong Plunks Big Time A small town boy who's been constipated for over a year and the community that helps to loosen him up. It's a warm tale, heavy with...heart. (Sponsored by Exlax) I HAVE A BUNCH OF THOSE SLUGS!!! I love them! I got mine from Archie Mcphee . (Reply to this)

	davidlubar 2007-01-08 04:05 am UTC (link)
	Charlotte's Wet Plagued by bladder-control problems, a desperate young lady tries an experimental cure based on spider venom. (Reply to this)

	The Fat in the Hat alixwrites 2007-01-08 04:34 am UTC (link)
	Describes the usefulness of derbies, fedoras, and stetsons in masking unsightly head cellulite. Sequel: The Fat in the Hat Comes Back Sometimes, especially after the Christmas holidays, a larger hat is necessary (Reply to this)

	A Bale of Despereaux alixwrites 2007-01-08 04:41 am UTC (link)
	A mouse braves hallucinations and the munchies as he takes a magical mystery tour through the cellar (Reply to this)

	kporterbooks 2007-01-08 04:57 am UTC (link)
	1- WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE 2- IF YOU GIVE A MOUSE A COOKIE MORPHED INTO: 1- Where the wild things ARF. You'll howl with laughter as you watch tourguide Max gnash his terrible teeth with snouzers, rottys, and pit bulls who make their home in doggy jail--the city pound. 2- If you give a mouse a Hookie. This ain't yo Mama's kinda book...little mouse is a growin' up. (Reply to this)

	kporterbooks 2007-01-08 05:12 am UTC (link)
	My husband just pointed out it has to be the FIRST letter of a word...so how about: LILLY'S PURPLE PLASTIC PURSE (one of my daughter's fave PBs) Lilly's Purple Plastic Hurse...(yeah bad spelling) Little Lilly is extactic when her mother gives her a little plastic hurse and can't wait until class is over to show everyone at school what she has hiding inside. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	beckeragudo 2008-07-17 04:39 am UTC (link)
	The first one is still my fave. The ads are getting the message out there, though, and next week's big American Legion meeting should. (Reply to this) (Parent)

lkmadigan 2007-01-08 05:49 am UTC (link)

Here's the thing: I love this stuff, and could spend many hours on it. But I'm going to limit myself to three, and move on with my life: Goy Proof A sci-fi fan and straight-A teenager works hard to avoid Gentile entanglements before realizing that love can be found in many faiths. Cooking for Alaska Pudge earns his nickname by preparing hot meals for the free spirited Alaska. Vittle Women A timeless classic about the March sisters and Marmee, who insist upon showing up at their neighbors’ homes with victuals. (Reply to this)

	SO TOTALLY EMILY EMBERS thetoymaker 2007-01-08 07:45 am UTC (link)
	Emily, Stanford and Millicent go to an unfortunate s'more cookout. MIght I add that I want the magical plastic slug? Marilyn (Reply to this)

	Fear Mr. Henshaw (Anonymous) 2007-01-08 07:57 am UTC (link)
	After years of writing about his personal problems in letters to his favorite author, Leigh’s name winds up in Mr. Henshaw’s latest novel: The Stalker. - Jay www.DiscoMermaids.blogspot.com (http://www.discomermaids.blogspot.com/) (Reply to this)

	Little No Men martaelizabeth 2007-01-08 09:33 am UTC (link)
	While their father is away at war, the four wimpy March brothers stay home with their mother, embroidering and putting on plays. (Reply to this)

	Will You Still Love Me, Betty Smith? writerross 2007-01-08 10:34 am UTC (link)
	A TREE GROWS ON BROOKLYN Francie Nolan's literary dreams are squashed and truncated by the freakish results of a Johnny Appleseed urban planning experiment gone terribly wrong. (Reply to this)

	You Don't Have to Be Jewish to Love Rye Bread writerross 2007-01-08 10:56 am UTC (link)
	THE WATCHER IN THE RYE Disgruntled prep schooler Holden Caulfield discovers the meaning of life at the counter of a kosher deli. (Reply to this)

kellyrfineman 2007-01-08 01:53 pm UTC (link)

It figures it has to be the FIRST letter we change, or I'd have put in for Stanford Wong Funks Big-Time. Which is probably a violation, since I simply dropped a letter. Okay -- Here's one, and hopefully it's clean enough (if it violates rule #2, then by all means, smite it): 1. Book -- Lulu Dark Can See Through Walls 2. New title -- Lulu Dark Can Pee Through Walls 3. Sentence -- Teen girl discovers that she has radioactive urine capable of putting holes in walls. (Reply to this)

	The Molar Express (Anonymous) 2007-01-08 03:25 pm UTC (link)
	THE MOLAR EXPRESS After over-indulging in candy canes and hot chocolate, passengers on a holiday train learn about oral surgery. Thanks, Lisa! Best contest yet! Andrea Beaty (who secretly covets and simultaneously fears the slug) (Reply to this)

	porcine punk crcook 2007-01-08 03:35 pm UTC (link)
	King Pork An outcast potbellied pig starts a band and brings down Farmer Teone’s black market sausage ring (Reply to this)

	kporterbooks 2007-01-08 03:52 pm UTC (link)
	The Fight before Christmas. Santa, elves, and Rudolph have at it while trapped in the land of Sugar Plum fairies. (Reply to this)

cedarlibrarian 2007-01-08 04:50 pm UTC (link)

BOOK: Hoot by Carl Hiaasen CHANGED TO: Moot SUMMARY: Does it really matter whether Roy saves the owls? BOOK: The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer CHANGED TO: The Mouse of the Scorpion SUMMARY: A rodent clone fights for survival in a poppy field. BOOK: The Love Curse of the Rumbaughs by Jack Gantos CHANGED TO: The Dove Curse of the Rumbaughs SUMMARY: In Allegheny County, PA, Ivy and her mother are haunted by flocks of white birds when a taxidermy project goes terribly wrong. (Reply to this)

FUN CONTEST kramerchronicle 2007-01-08 05:04 pm UTC (link)

Stanford Song Flunks Big Time Inspired by William Hung’s hit performance, ‘She Bangs’, Stanford writes and performs his own song and dance for American Idol, titled ‘She Thumps’. Hee-Haw Girl The daughter of a wealthy 17th century Korean family yearns to see beyond the walls of her home and catches her first glimpse of a cornfield with local farmers and scantily dressed farm girls pickin’ and a grinnin’ to bluegrass and country music. SparGirl A 10th grade boy, Leo at Arizona’s Mica Area High School falls for the new girl, who wears a black belt, carries numchuks, calls him Grasshopper, and keeps him forever off-balance with her flying roundhouse kicks. Maniac Magoo Elderly bald man with failing eyesight who keeps a cockroach on a leash because he thinks its a dog, wears his shoes tied together in knots no one can undo, and trips over sleeping dogs. Disaster ensues as Maniac Magoo searches for his home, alongside the racetrack of the Daytona 500. The Tardy Boys and the Case of the Missing Clock ‘nuff said. (Reply to this)

wgwriter 2007-01-08 05:19 pm UTC (link)

Horton Hears a Cho. On the fifteenth of May in the Jungle of Nool, Horton the Elephant hears a speck of dust talking to him. It turns out to be a planet inhabited by Margaret Cho. Thus begins an oddysey in which Horton repeats many a ribald and gut-bustingly funny joke in an effort to make sure that Cho is heard by the world, but he is nearly lynched in the process. The Horn Book Magazine calls it "an expletive-laden gem teaching children the value of tolerance." The Find in the Willows. When Rat, Mole, Badger and Toad uncover a stash of drugs whilst picnicing the bucolic English countryside, they can't believe their good fortune. Until the River-bankers try to frame the Wild-Wooders leading to total gang warfare. School Library Journal says, "Thankfully Toad no longer drives drunk" and "teaches children a timely and positive message: the squeaky wheel gets poppped." (Reply to this) (Thread)

	wgwriter 2007-01-08 05:40 pm UTC (link)
	One sentence only? Oops. Revised thus: Horton the Elephant hears a potty-mouthed speck of dust--actually Margaret Cho--and sets out on a ribald and dangerous quest to find her a larger audience. Rat, Mole, Badger and Toad find a stash of drugs in the bucolic English countryside, leading to a vicious gang war between the River-bankers and the Wild-wooders. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	Where the Mild Things Are (Anonymous) 2007-01-08 05:33 pm UTC (link)
	WHERE THE MILD THINGS ARE--Max sails off to a sensibly furnished place where huge creatures listen to public radio and get caught up on their email. (Reply to this)

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